Table of contents
Editorial
Masa NoguchiHomes need to be socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable in response to societal pressure on our common future. The concept of ‘Sustainable Development’ was first…
A Review Of Design Processes For Low Energy Solar Homes
Rémi CharronIn recent years, there have been a growing number of projects and initiatives to promote the development and market introduction of low and net-zero energy solar homes and…
Low Eenergy and Sustainable Housing in the Uk and Germany
Christoph MorbitzerThis article reviews the development of low energy and sustainable housing in the UK and Germany. It illustrates that despite their close geographical proximity substantially…
Implementation Strategies for Solar Communities
Cassidy Johnson, Lisa Dignard-BaileyWork on the design and implementation for solar homes has been expanded to the community scale in several international projects. If low-carbon emission housing is to make an…
The Global Warming Prevention Strategy For Housing in Japan
Ken-ichi IshidaJapan signed the Kyoto Protocol to reduce the nation's carbon dioxide (CO2) emission by 6% below the 1990 level. The housing industry is no exception being required to reduce the…
Materials, Specification and Economic Implications of Moving to Carbon-Neutral Housing
Rosalie Menon, Colin D. A. PorteousAlthough a UK trajectory toward zero-carbon development for all new housing by 2016 has been set, the cost of building such homes and the changes implied for current…
Building Mounted Wind Turbines on Existing Multi-Storey Housing
Tim SharpeOne of the most significant challenges facing contemporary architectural and urban design is how it can become more sustainable. Energy consumption by housing is a major source of…
Towards Carbon-Neutral Housing in Scotland - New-Build and Retrofit
Colin D. A. Porteous, Rosalie MenonTaking its cue from the UK government's declaration that every new home should be ‘zero-carbon’ by 2016, this paper explores how close a flexible, prototype-housing model might…
Net Zero-Energy Home Design Strategies Learned From Canadian Experience
Masa NoguchiIn response to the growing demand for zero-energy housing, today's home needs not only to be energy-efficient, but also to provide part of its own energy requirements. The energy…
Commercialisation Strategies For Net Zero-Energy-Cost Housing in Japan
Masa Noguchi, Darragh CollinsToday, Japanese housing manufacturers compete to produce net zero-energy-cost houses that are usually equipped with some renewable energy technologies-e.g. a solar photovoltaic…
ISSN:
0168-2601e-ISSN:
2633-9838Online date, start – end:
2005Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Chaham Alalouch
- Prof. Yonca Hurol